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Vatican court sentences pope's former butler to prison for leaking documents
October 6, 2012 by Max Slater
A three-judge panel in Vatican City on Saturday sentenced the former butler of Pope Benedict XVI to eighteen months in prison for leaking confidential papal documents. Paolo Gabriele was convicted on charges of theft for stealing confidential papers from the Vatican, photocopying them and passing.... [more]
Rights group filed ICC complaint against Vatican over clergy abuse [this day at law]
September 13, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On September 13, 2011, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed an International Criminal Court (ICC) complaint against Vatican officials for systematic sexual abuse and the concealment of such incidents. The complaint was filed on behalf of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (.... [more]
Federal judge rules priests not Vatican employees in sex abuse case
August 21, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon ruled in favor of the Vatican on Monday by holding that priests are not employees of the Holy See, the ecclesiastical, governmental and administrative capital of the Roman Catholic Church. The 10-year-old case was brought by a Seattle-.... [more]
Vatican prosecutor says bishops must uphold laws to protect victims of sexual abuse
February 8, 2012 by Jennie Ryan
The Vatican sex crimes prosecutor warned bishops on Wednesday that they must follow rules in place for protecting victims of sexual abuse in the church or they risk being sanctioned. Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the church appointed prosecutor in the ongoing clergy sex abuse scandals, issued his.... [more]
Vatican announced EU financial crimes legislation [this day at law]
October 29, 2011 by Cody Harding
On October 29, 2010, the European Commission (EC) announced that the Vatican would implement EC laws against money laundering and financial fraud. The agreement was reached after Italian law enforcement officials alleged financial improprieties on behalf of the Vatican, and seized ?32 million....... [more]
Rights group files ICC complaint against Vatican over clergy abuse
September 13, 2011 by Alexandra Malatesta
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Tuesday filed an International Criminal Court (ICC) complaint against Vatican officials, including Pope Benedict XVI, for systematic sexual abuse and subsequent concealment of over 10,000 incidents. The group filed the complaint on behalf of clergy sex.... [more]
Vatican lost bid for immunity in Oregon clergy abuse lawsuit [this day at law]
June 7, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On June 7, 2006, a federal judge in Oregon allowed a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Catholic Church to move forward, rejecting the Vatican's bid to dismiss the suit for lack of jurisdiction. The ruling allowed a Seattle-area man to continue with his claim that the Holy See is liable for.... [more]
Vatican released Church procedures for sex abuse cases [this day at law]
April 12, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On April 12, 2010, the Vatican released official Church procedures for handling alleged cases of sexual abuse by priests, ordering that, "Civil law concerning reporting of crimes to the appropriate authorities should always be followed." However, the Vatican also reserved the discretionary power.... [more]
Cuba releases first dissident prisoner refusing exile bargain
November 15, 2010 by LaToya Sawyer
Cuban officials on Saturday released the first of 13 dissident prisoners who refused to go into exile as part of an agreement reached between Cuba, Spain, and the Vatican. The prisoner, Arnoldo Ramos Lauzurique, was one of 52 prisoners captured as part of a 2003 tightening on dissent within the.... [more]
Vatican to implement EU financial crimes legislation by end of year
October 30, 2010 by Sarah Paulsworth
A spokesperson for the European Commission on Friday said that the Vatican will implement the European Commission's laws against money laundering and financial fraud by the end of the year. According to Amadeu Altafaj, spokesman for EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn, EU and Vatican.... [more]
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